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Monday, May 14, 2012

Smoothie Mother-lode

Her name is Olivia Parker and her book---the mother-lode- is Sensational Smoothies, Drink You Way to Health Deliciously!

I've looked over this wonderful eBook and I can't find one piece of information left out. If there's a question you have about smoothies and their relation to health- it's answered in this book.

Does she include any recipes? DOES SHE?! That's a big Y.E.S.

Besides information, she also includes over 180 recipes! I read through the book myself and found so much information that I hadn't even thought of before. If you're new to the smoothie experience, this is THE book to own!

Olivia even includes recipes that require you to use CHOCOLATE! WHAT?! AND---if you do decide to buy the ebook, Olivia is including 3--THREE--other ebooks for no extra cost! (Geez, I sound like a freaking infomercial). Seriously, it is such a beneficial book for learning all about smoothies!

Y'all can click the banner on this post or the one on my sidebar to get the whole story on Olivia's book(s)! Meanwhile, here's a guest post to check out!

Low Fat Smoothie
Recipes for the Health Conscious You

By:
Olivia Parker

A
lot of people are now becoming more conscious of staying and being healthy.
They look for ways to improve their diet and incorporate exercise into their
lifestyle. And since smoothies are so good, a lot of people are turning to
smoothies and learning how to make smoothies that not only taste good but are
healthy all around, too.Smoothies
fit a healthy lifestyle perfectly. It allows heath conscious people to enjoy a
refreshing drink and lose weight at the same time. If you’re looking for a
low-fat food source, it’s the perfect guilt-free treat. It’s also very easy and
very convenient to prepare. All you need is a blender where you can mix and
combine fruits, vegetables, and other ingredients. You can create recipes that
provide you with an energy boost, add lots of fiber, provide your daily dose of
minerals and vitamins and so much more.

Health
conscious people will be happy to note that smoothies also provide these host
of benefits:

-You
can add natural fruit juices that contain vitamin c; studies have also shown it
to be beneficial and helpful in the prevention of certain cancers and other
debilitating diseases or illnesses.

-Smoothies
made of fruits and vegetables boost your immune system and help speed up
metabolism (at least, some fruit juices do)

-Because
fruits and vegetables are broken down, the nutrients are absorbed easily by the
body.

-Smoothies
can replace meals and provide you with the energy you need to last the day.
This is why smoothie breakfasts are perfect if you need to go to a workout, or
before going to work.

-Smoothies
with fruits and vegetables can help correct your body’s acidity or alkalinity
balance (since fruits have natural acids and enzymes)

Here
are some tried-and-tested smoothies, perfect for the start of your healthy
lifestyle:

-Combine
and blend the following ingredients: 1 cup of milk, 1 packet of instant plain
oatmeal (or about 1 cup of it), 1 cup of orange juice, and 1 frozen chunked
banana. Blend and process for about a minute. Serve immediately.

-Blend
1 frozen banana (chilled or frozen fruits exude much more of the fruit’s
natural sweetness – you don’t even have to put sugar or honey to sweeten your
smoothie), ½ cup of low fat milk, ½ a cup of shredded ice, and 2 8-oz. of
low-fat yogurt (you can choose your favorite flavor). Blend and serve
immediately.

Having
low-fat smoothies as part of your diet isn’t hard to assimilate. The key is
variety - which you can easily achieve these days with books like “Sensational
Smoothies: Drink Your Way To Health Deliciously”. Reconcile yourself with the
idea that smoothies – although sinfully delicious – are a great way to inject
some healthiness in your diet.

BB- And might you be walking with a Certain very nice man? :) If you ever get to SC, we MUST spend at least an afternoon together!

Stephanie- I've been going nuts over the local veggies! Fruits- just a few around here like strawberries and blueberries..peaches. Most fruit comes from elsewhere I think. Hm....wonder why that is? Research time! LOL

You blog looks great! I like your buttons at the top. Yes, smoothies are the best, This sounds like a winner. In fact that is what my daughter and her friends made this morning after their run, they are going to run a 5K they tried to do the Jillian abs workout six weeks to a six pack or something like that, the made it 1 minutes. I told them about you doing the shred. They looked at me like I made it up. :)

Hi Pam, how are you? Your smoothie recipes sound really good. I'm so sorry I haven't been around much, I'm trying to get better, so I can go back to all the things i used to do. I hope you and your family are doing great.

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here!

Let's share the laughs of midlife together!

Welcome!

Being a transplant to the low-country of SC for 31 years is still not long enough to be called a ‘benyeh.’ If I stay until I’m dead I’ll probably go a ‘comeyeh’ since I am, originally, ‘from off’ (which is the upstate but, rules you know). By day I take care of my sweet little granddaughter, Baby M and do all those things I did when I was a SAHM raising four daughters which has translated to, ‘by day, I am exhausted.’ By night I blog, blog, blog, and blog some more or I sleep, depending on my level of exhaustion (do they still make Geritol?). I have a very unhealthy addiction to sweets (nearly any kind will do) and all comfort foods not covered under the ‘sweets’ category. I’m known for speaking my mind so, if you don’t want to know, don’t ask me. I love to find the humor in my empty nest life. I live life hard and smack into that brick wall almost daily because I’ve always had to learn the hard way. Why change now? I’m so glad you’ve come to laugh with me as I do this middle age, empty nest thing like a BOSS!

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